Anand Mahindra Helps Out A Smart ‘Shoe Doctor’, Twitter Lauds Him For His Humility

Everyone is aware of the statistic that in 2017, the richest 1% acquired 73% of India’s wealth. And considering how they’ve reached those heights, they deserve it as well. However, as the rest of the population is in desperate need of some support, how many of these wealthy individuals do you think reaches out to them with a helping hand? Well, Anand Mahindra is certainly one of them.

In addition to being the chairman of Mahindra Group, he is involved in a lot of humanitarian activities. He has donated approximately ₹ 66 crore to the Harvard Humanities Center and funded the Nanhi Kali project for providing education to underprivileged girls. However, it was his fondness for social media interactions that brought him in touch with a shoe doctor, whom he went onto help in a huge way.

According to the Indian Express, on April 17th, Anand Mahindra had posted a photo of a cobbler who was presenting himself as a shoe doctor and lauded him for his marketing technique.

This man should be teaching marketing at the Indian Institute of Management… pic.twitter.com/N70F0ZAnLP

— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) April 17, 2018

Apparently it was a WhatsApp forward and had no info regarding his address. However, as Anand was so eager to help him out, he asked the internet to search for him.

Got it on whatsapp. No clue who or where he is or how old this pic is. If anyone can find him and he’s still doing this work I’d like to make a small investment in his ‘startup’. https://t.co/A8kdJTvAN1

— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) April 17, 2018

Anand Mahindra’s act of kindness obviously received a lot of attention from the internet. While a lot of them praised the businessman for his humanity, others assured that he’ll find the shoe doctor due to his enthusiasm for helping Dr. Narseeram.

In a recent tweet, Anand informed everyone that they’ve located the cobbler in Haryana and sent out a team to make necessary arrangements for his workplace.

Recall my tweet about Narseeji,the cobbler?Our team in Harayana met him&asked how we could help.A simple&humble man.Instead of asking for money,he said he needed a good workspace. I asked our Design Studio team from Mumbai to design a kiosk that was functional&yet aesthetic.(1/2) pic.twitter.com/Oefr69yAy1

— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) April 28, 2018

Additionally, Anand showed some of the ideas that they’ll implementing for him and how it’ll efficiently use the space of a pavement.

They flew down to meet him&produced these ideas. We would be delighted to get your inputs on the analysis & approaches & which you prefer. We want to design something that enhances the pavement aesthetic & hopefully create a template for roadside vendors..(2/2) pic.twitter.com/bNRB9bkJOi

— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) April 28, 2018

Although this seems like a small step for someone of Anand Mahindra’s stature but it’s a huge upgrade for people who’ve to make their living the way Narseeram does.

People who follow Anand Mahindra lauded him for his humanitarian nature and for rewarding Dr. Narseeram’s marketing acumen.

1. Practice what you preach.

More Power to Business Men like yourself Mr. Mahindra. We hope you shall continue to take steps and set examples for those with wealth how best to give back to the society that gave them so much. ? Making India a Better place, one day at a time.

— ? Faith (@PeppiWomaniYo) April 28, 2018

2. Cannot agree more.

Sir…. brilliant … I follow every tweet of yours and biggest lesson learnt is humility is the first step to achieve any greatness… keep inspiring

— vijay sundararajan (@vijaysundarts) April 28, 2018

3. Anand Mahindra is an inspiration to all.

Seeing these types of tweets early in morning, fills you with positivity throughout the day, and inspires us to be a better version of ourself, thank you @anandmahindra sir, you are awesome

— Shashank Trivedi (@coolshashank13) April 29, 2018

4. The nation should be proud of him.

This is so thoughtful Anand
So proud of you
My best and more power to you

— atul kasbekar (@atulkasbekar) April 28, 2018

5. A true hero.

You made sure his talent gets a boost. Indeed a humble gesture. Claps ????????!!

— Mr. Shetty (@shetty_prathvi) April 28, 2018

It’s indeed a heartwarming story but there is a very important lesson here from Narseeram’s request and Anand Mahindra’s response. It’s that we should strive to make a sustainable future instead of aiming for a momentary, glamorous one. Honestly, we need more people like Anand in our country.

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